A raft of evaluations have been published from testing SEND Change Programme pilots. We’ve found promising prototypes, but ...

The national media stories about EHCPs being cut has got us all worried. We asked IPSEA to set current SEND law out clearly.

An EHC plan details the education, health and social care support that is to be provided to a child or young person who has SEN or a disability. It is drawn up by the local authority after an EHC ...

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Yesterday, England’s HM Courts and Tribunals Service issued their annual set of statistics about the activities of the Special Educational Needs and Disability First-Tier Tribunal (SENDIST). SENDIST ...

It seems that not a day goes by without a new Ofsted Report, inquiry or news article about systemic failings by local authorities to provide special educational provision in a timely manner, if at all ...

It’s been a long old year, but it’s not over yet – least of all when there’s a fresh data drop from the First Tier Tribunal for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SENDIST). SENDIST is a legal ...

In my most recent post on SNJ, I talked about how difficult it can sometimes be to identify when a child is having difficulty understanding and I offered some general principles for helping with ...

The basic legal rights of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (or SEND) are under threat. Today, SNJ is a leading member of a new campaign being launched to “Save Our Children’s ...

Yesterday, the Department for Education (DfE) published its annual statistical summary of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) in England. This year, these figures will be put under a lot more ...

After months of form-filling, evidence gathering, panel meetings and bureaucratic slow-dancing, your child or young person now has an Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP). With a bit of luck, a dollop ...

“It is time to deliver a more dignified experience for children and young people with SEND and to restore families’ confidence in the system.” That’s a quote from the Executive Summary, published ...